PORTLAND, Maine 鈥� AOA体育平台 is reminding community members who test positive for COVID-19 with at-home tests that they should isolate at home and notify their primary care provider. AOA体育平台 emergency departments, urgent care and walk-in clinics do not perform confirmatory COVID-19 tests.
鈥淎t-home antigen tests are reliable if they're positive and you have symptoms,鈥� said Dora Anne Mills, M.D., AOA体育平台 Chief Health Improvement Officer. 鈥淭here is no need to have a confirmatory PCR test before you begin following .鈥�
Emergency Departments, Walk-in clinics and urgent care centers should be used for medically appropriate needs. The only time anyone who has tested positive should leave isolation is to seek necessary or emergency medical care. Community members who have tested positive at home should contact their primary care providers to determine if follow-up care is necessary. Anyone showing any of these signs should seek emergency medical care immediately:
- Trouble breathing
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
- New confusion
- Inability to wake or stay awake
- Bluish lips or face
Community members who need a COVID-19 test should visit to see a list of COVID testing centers.
The CDC also has published helpful guidance on .
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About AOA体育平台:
AOA体育平台 is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, 鈥�Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.鈥� It consists of nine local hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and more than 1,500 employed and independent physicians working together through the AOA体育平台 Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 employees, AOA体育平台 provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. It includes Franklin Memorial Hospital/Franklin Community Health Network in Farmington, LincolnHealth in Damariscotta and Boothbay Harbor, Maine Behavioral Healthcare in South Portland, AOA体育平台 Care at Home in Saco, Maine Medical Center in Portland, Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., in Brunswick, NorDx in Scarborough, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital in Rockport and Belfast, Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford and Sanford, Spring Harbor Hospital in Westbrook and Stephens Memorial Hospital/Western Maine Health Care in Norway. AOA体育平台 Affiliates include Maine General Health in Augusta and Waterville, New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Portland and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. It is also a significant stakeholder in the AOA体育平台 Accountable Care Organization in Portland.